Opinions wanted: Doorbell rang at 4:30am, house was not on fire, what would you do?

I bought motion sensor lights last year and they wouldn't fit into the fixtures. If I hire an electrician and they actually show up then I could get the fixtures replaced. The lights are up higher than I want to be on a ladder in order to do the work.
 
We have a camera that alerts us, yes even in the middle of the night. It says detect person or movement. We can then go look out the window. I'm not sure what I would do but most likely, I would open it for a female, maybe for a male, depends. We live remotely so there would need to be a good reason. Cop lives next door, just down the street yet we're each on 9-10 acres of land. I'd probably call him in the middle of the night to have I'm wait on the phone with me.
 
Owlivia said:
Thank you all, more helpful new posts, so appreciated.

I will definitely look into some kind of personal spray. A can of Febreeze is too big to carry.

Maybe the dog warning sign is something to consider, I see that sign on people's lawns down the street.

Will do some reading on the cameras, I try to do as little gadget electronics as possible, but maybe there is a simple one.
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Hi! I have purchased pepper spray a few times. I haven't used it and it's quite old so I am going to check out one of those self defense sites and get a new one. I don't know how long they last, no expiration date.

When I had a different pepper spray years ago. I had the occasion to pull it out and told the guy to back off or he'd get sprayed. He walked away and I got in my car 🚗 and left.
 
I would leave the house lights off but turn the porch light on, open a window (my windows all are barred) and find out what they wanted. I would call for help if they need it but would not let them into the house.
 
Ruthanne said:
Hi! I have purchased pepper spray a few times. I haven't used it and it's quite old so I am going to check out one of those self defense sites and get a new one. I don't know how long they last, no expiration date.

When I had a different pepper spray years ago. I had the occasion to pull it out and told the guy to back off or he'd get sprayed. He walked away and I got in my car 🚗 and left.
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That's scary! I'm glad you had the pepper spray.
 
Ruthanne said:
Hi! I have purchased pepper spray a few times. I haven't used it and it's quite old so I am going to check out one of those self defense sites and get a new one. I don't know how long they last, no expiration date.

When I had a different pepper spray years ago. I had the occasion to pull it out and told the guy to back off or he'd get sprayed. He walked away and I got in my car 🚗 and left.
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@Ruthanne That's impressive, you must have been fierce and he knew it! Glad you are here to tell the tale.
 
At night, if I'm not expecting anyone, I just ignore the doorbell ringing. In this building, we all have pretty much the same doorbell sound, so I;m not even sure whose doorbell it is.

During the day, I look through the viewer which is part of the door. If I don't see anybody, I ask who it is. It's almost always a neighbor who is well-known to me.

The gun idea is part of what's wrong with America right now. Any trigger-happy would-be cowboy could easily shoot a kid selling Girl Scout cookies, a neighbor needing help, someone who accidentally got my mail delivered to them, or dozens of other innocent reasons they are there.
Middle of the night could mean they are drunk, mentally disturbed, or on drugs. Do they deserve to be murdered because they rang your doorbell?

I've written about this already, but it bears repeating. One time I was in the shower when I heard two men talking in my living room! Even if I had a gun, I doubt that I'd take it into the shower with me. And it was alarming, but totally innocent. It was our very nice building engineer who had gotten a call reporting that they thought there was a flood in my apartment, and the engineer and his assistant heard water running, rang the bell and got no answer, so they used their master key to get in. I just turned off the water and yelled, "Who's there?" and they apologetically ran out to the hallway.

I did learn from that to always bring my phone into the bathroom when I'm in the shower.
 
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